App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 23 · 40 questions

Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

1. 1.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   wasting pocket money: 22 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting homework (c) wasting pocket money
2. 2.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a medicine reminder (d) an app that just says hi
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 5 votes
   missing the bus: 14 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a medicine reminder (c) a library due-date alert (d) a bill splitter
5. 5.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 20 votes
   wasting pocket money: 6 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) wasting pocket money (c) no quiet study place
7. 7.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a blank grey screen (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
   no quiet study place: 25 votes
   forgetting homework: 5 votes
9. 9.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a medicine reminder
10. 10.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the most common need (b) a random need (c) the rarest need (d) the newest trend
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
12. 12.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Use blue buttons” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Add a logo” (d) “Make it fast”
15. 15.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) wasting pocket money
17. 17.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) finished fast (c) very small (d) easy to build
18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: friends argue over who pays? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a study-room finder (c) a bill splitter (d) a lost-and-found board
20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) missing the bus
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
26. 26.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting homework: 3 votes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 9 votes
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 15 votes
29. 29.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
32. 32.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “missing the bus”?
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
35. 35.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) copy another app (d) ask possible users
36. 36.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a lost-and-found board
37. 37.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
39. 39.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting homework: 6 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 13 votes
40. 40.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False

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